The Death Throes of Havana’s Brand New ‘House of Preserves’

14ymedio, Natalia López Moya, Havana, 3 November 2021 — Not even two months have passed since its opening, but Havana’s La Casa de las Conservas (House of Preserves) already looks like a shadow of the establishment that opened its doors in September. Few products, windows almost empty and the discouragement of a clientele who believed that the state business was … Continue reading “The Death Throes of Havana’s Brand New ‘House of Preserves’”

The ‘House of Preserves’ Falls a Few Days After Opening

14ymedio, Natalia López Moya, Havana, 28 September 2021 — Almost three weeks after the inauguration of La Case de las Conservas (The House of Preserves), the products that the store sells today are far from the presentation and quality of those initially praised by authorities and the official press at the opening of the establishment. This … Continue reading “The ‘House of Preserves’ Falls a Few Days After Opening”

For the First Day of ‘The House of Preserves’ in Havana, Just 300 Places in Line

14ymedio, Natalia López Moya, Havana, 13 September 2021 — The opening of La Casa de las Conservas [The House of Preserves], located in Ayestarán, between May 19 and Néstor Sardiñas streets, in the Havana municipality of Cerro, was received with many complaints due to the long lines it generated in the first hours of its … Continue reading “For the First Day of ‘The House of Preserves’ in Havana, Just 300 Places in Line”

‘It Looks Like the July 11th of Jam’ a Cuban Shopper Jokes

14ymedio, Natalia López Moya, Havana, 14 September 2021 – No sooner had I closed to the door to my house, early in the morning, and gone out into the street to get a place in line at the brand new Casa de las Conservas (House of Preserves), than I noticed the unusual scene. Four women … Continue reading “‘It Looks Like the July 11th of Jam’ a Cuban Shopper Jokes”